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How to make small objects emit a ton of light?

So, I'm trying to create a chemical plant model, and you know how when you drive past an oil refinery at night it's all lit up with dozens of lights and it looks really cool? That's what I'm going for, but the problem is, my model is HUGE! And when…
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How can I easily animate cutaway views on multiple objects?

I'm trying to create animated cutaway views on multiple objects in my scene. For example, in my car model, the seats and other interior objects are separate objects. This question talks about using an animated bisecting technique. However, it…
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How do I disconnect two points of a bezier curve?

I am fairly new to Blender and I would love some help with this problem. I modeled a bezier curve a couple of days ago, and then wanted to change it. I know how to connect two vertices of a bezier curve by pressing F to fill it, but how unfill two…
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Linking object data without changing rotation?

I have multiple objects that I would like to all use the same mesh but maintain their individual rotation positions. As it is, when I link their object data, all the objects rotate to the same position as the object I'm linking the data from. Is…
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Real depth of field in blender, without post processing

Last time I checked, blender could only render depth of field effects in a post process pass, using the "Defocus Node", which seemed to get it quite wrong. Is there now a way to include rays across a lens during tracing and produce a more realistic…
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Coloring an Ocean

How do I color & texture a Plane with the Ocean Modifier? I first create a Plane, then I 'Add Modifier' and choose 'Ocean' I now want to make the surface look like an ocean but don't know how. I then animate the Ocean. WFR
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What is a keying set and how does it fit into the animation workflow?

I'm having trouble finding a good, newbie friendly description of what a keying set is exactly and how it fits into the animation workflow. I first discovered keying sets when trying to add a keyframe to an armature and getting the error "No active…
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Automatically draw hidden portions of paths with dashed lines

This is a follow up to a question of mine on TeX stackexchange site. Is it possible in blender to have an open surface that would render as opaque but the render would show automatically, depending on the position of the camera, the hidden parts of…
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How can I make a fluid simulation in game engine

Is there a way to simulate a fluid in the game engine? It doesn't have to be 100% realistic (but not a cycling 2D animation). It just needs to be recognizable as water. Optimally, there should be a way too make it not very computationally…
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Change Background Color of the 3D Viewport

When I work in edit mode and wireframe I have difficulty to visualize the loops of the object. How can I change the background color of the viewport or the color of the wires? Thanks, Dov
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Switch between sculpting brushes

When sculpting I often want to switch between brushes. I find this a rather lengthy process. I have to open the sidebar and click on the icon and then click on the new brush I want to use. Is there a faster way to switch between brushes?
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Use Latex in Blender

I want to use math text in Blender. For example, I would like to have fractions (A/B) where the letter A is on top of letter B and the division line is horizontal. I also would like to move this fraction around by animations just as I can do it with…
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How to get a new mesh with modifiers applied using Blender Python API?

I've been scouring the Blender Python API docs for a way to get access to the mesh data that is displayed in the view-port. (with modifiers applied - WYSIWYG) For reference, this was possible with the 2.4x API's Mesh.getFromObject method.
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What is the difference between passive and non-dynamic rigid bodies?

A rigid body can be either active or passive, and an active rigid body can be dynamic or not: The documentation says about the passive type the following: Object is directly controlled by animation system. Thus, this type is not available for…
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How do you calculate square root with nodes?

I'm creating my own merge functions in the compositor, but I've run into a bit of a wall. How do you calculate the square root with nodes? Would one have to write a python node to do this? If so, what would that look like?
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